LOT 3229
Justin II, with Sophia AE 40 Nummi or Follis. AD 565-578.
Uncertain military mint. Dated RY 10 (AD 574/5). Nimbate imperial couple seated facing on double throne / Large M; ANNO to left; X (date) to right, cross above, A below, KYZ in exergue; cross between heads. MIBE 90b; DOC 123 (Cyzicus); SB 372 (Cyzicus). Good Very Fine.(9.25gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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Byzantine AE Anonymous Follis. Time of Basil II and Constantine VIII, AD 976-1028.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Constantinople mint. Class A2. [✠ Є]MMA-[NOVHΛ], nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, wearing tunic and himation, raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in His left; two dots in each limb of the nimbate cross; IC XC in fields / ✠ IҺSЧS XRISTЧS ЬASILЄЧ ЬASILЄ, legend in four lines across field; ornament above and below. DOC A2.40 or 51; SB 1818 (Class A3). 9.22gr, 30mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
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![Group of Four [4] AE Byzantine Coins.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/225147-s.jpg)
Group of Four [4] AE Byzantine Coins. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Various emperors. 52.74gr total.
Fine to Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Tiberius II Constantine AE 10 Nummi or Decanummium. AD 578-582.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Constantinople mint. Struck circa AD 579-582. ∂ ᙏ τIb CO-STANT P P AV, crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing / Large X; cross above. DOC 20b; MIBE 31a; SB 436. 4.78gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
